Yamazakura
E574879
Yamazakura is a traditional Japanese mountain cherry tree variety celebrated for its delicate blossoms and naturalized presence on slopes such as Mount Yoshino.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamazakura canonical | 1 |
| sakura (cherry blossom) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6196642 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamazakura Context triple: [Mount Yoshino, hasCherryTreeVarieties, Yamazakura]
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A.
Sakura
Sakura is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train service that operates mainly on the Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines.
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B.
Nara yae-zakura cherry blossom
The Nara yae-zakura cherry blossom is a distinctive double-flowered cherry tree variety celebrated in Japan for its lush, layered petals and strong association with Nara’s historical and cultural heritage.
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C.
Ishiwarizakura (Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree)
Ishiwarizakura, or the Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree, is a famous centuries-old cherry tree in Morioka, Japan, renowned for dramatically growing out of a large granite boulder.
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D.
Oki-no-mimi
Oki-no-mimi is one of the principal peaks forming the summit area of Mount Tanigawa in Japan’s Tanigawa mountain range.
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E.
Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub in the rose family, valued in gardens for its bright yellow, pom-pom-like spring blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamazakura Target entity description: Yamazakura is a traditional Japanese mountain cherry tree variety celebrated for its delicate blossoms and naturalized presence on slopes such as Mount Yoshino.
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A.
Sakura
Sakura is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train service that operates mainly on the Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines.
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B.
Nara yae-zakura cherry blossom
The Nara yae-zakura cherry blossom is a distinctive double-flowered cherry tree variety celebrated in Japan for its lush, layered petals and strong association with Nara’s historical and cultural heritage.
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C.
Ishiwarizakura (Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree)
Ishiwarizakura, or the Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree, is a famous centuries-old cherry tree in Morioka, Japan, renowned for dramatically growing out of a large granite boulder.
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D.
Oki-no-mimi
Oki-no-mimi is one of the principal peaks forming the summit area of Mount Tanigawa in Japan’s Tanigawa mountain range.
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E.
Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub in the rose family, valued in gardens for its bright yellow, pom-pom-like spring blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prunus jamasakura
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cherry tree variety ⓘ flowering tree ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Yoshino cherry-viewing tradition ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic | horizontal lenticels ⓘ |
| barkColor | brown ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Rosaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenus | Prunus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate climate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with traditional hanami
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celebrated in Japanese poetry ⓘ featured in classical Japanese literature ⓘ symbol of natural, wild cherry blossoms in Japan ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Somei Yoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | more varied individual trees than clonal cultivars ⓘ |
| etymology | name means “mountain cherry” in Japanese ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pale pink
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white ⓘ |
| floweringOrder | flowers bloom before leaves fully expand ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| fruitColor | dark red to black when ripe ⓘ |
| fruitType | cherry drupe ⓘ |
| growsOn | mountain slopes ⓘ |
| growthForm | deciduous tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
mountainous regions
ⓘ
naturalized forests ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | ヤマザクラ ⓘ |
| JapaneseWritingSystem | Kanji: 山桜 ⓘ |
| leafColor |
coppery brown when young
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green in summer ⓘ reddish in autumn ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived tree species ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Honshu
NERFINISHED
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Japanese mountains ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Mount Yoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| symbolism |
ephemeral beauty
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transience of life ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–20 meters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landscape planting on slopes
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ornamental planting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamazakura Description of subject: Yamazakura is a traditional Japanese mountain cherry tree variety celebrated for its delicate blossoms and naturalized presence on slopes such as Mount Yoshino.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sakura (cherry blossom)